No region in the world has a harder line on auto pollution than Scandinavia. Following Norway’s decision to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2025 - an entire decade before similar EU and California legislation comes into force - fellow Scandi country Sweden is reported to be banning ICE vehicles from the streets of its capital.
Brussels has banned non-essential and non-local traffic, but only on a handful of streets. Related: Israeli Startup To Build Wireless Charging Roads In France And Norway “We want to create a better living environment for the people who live and work here,” local lawmaker Lars Stromgren, who’s responsible for traffic policy, told SVT, according to a report by Bloomberg, which questions whether the move will have much impact on EV sales in the country.